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Hot Lights, Cold Steel by Michael J. Collins (2005, Hardcover) 
Hot Lights, Cold Steel by Michael J. Collins (2005, Hardcover)

 
Hot Lights, Cold Steel by Michael J. Collins (2005, Hardcover)

Publisher: St Martins Pr
Publication Date: 2005-02-01
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0312337787
ISBN-13: 9780312337780
Product ID: EPID31011105
Description: Michael Collins is an orthopedic surgeon who did his residency at the Mayo Clinic. In this memoir of those four years, he writes frankly and convincingly about the constantly alternating horror and exhilaration. As he learns not only to ...
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Synopsis
Michael Collins is an orthopedic surgeon who did his residency at the Mayo Clinic. In this memoir of those four years, he writes frankly and convincingly about the constantly alternating horror and exhilaration. As he learns not only to save lives through his increasing skill but to face death as well, Collins provides an often blackly funny behind-the-scenes look at the world of hospital care. He also chronicles--amusingly--his personal life, which was enriched and complicated by the children (an eventual total of 12) he and his wife continued to produce despite the stresses of his residency.

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Publication Date:2005-02-01

Size
Length:305 pages
Height:9.8 in
Width:6.5 in
Thickness:1.0 in
Weight:20.0 oz

Publisher's Note
A Mayo Clinic orthopedist recounts his tumultuous four years as a surgical resident, describing dramatic cases during which he was forced to make life-changing decisions for his patients and moonlight at a local emergency room in order to earn extra money.

Industry Reviews
"[D]own to earth, fast-paced, and frequently funny....highly animated--and rich in encounters both sad and hilarious."
Kirkus (11/01/2004)

"Collins describes powerfully how he came to understand that his calling was not just to develop as a skilled surgical technician, but to treat his patients humanely as individuals."
Publishers Weekly (12/06/2004)

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